MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
1997 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Mettetal, Furniss
Senate Bill 2267
(As Passed the Senate)
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, STRAIGHTEN AND REALIGN A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY IN PANOLA COUNTY, TO DESIGNATE SUCH HIGHWAY SEGMENT AS A PART OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND TO PLACE SUCH HIGHWAY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY IN COAHOMA COUNTY, PANOLA COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY, DESOTO COUNTY, TISHOMINGO COUNTY, HINDS COUNTY AND MADISON COUNTY AS PART OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND TO PLACE THEM UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO DELETE A CERTAIN SECTION OF HIGHWAY IN CALHOUN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND TO RETURN IT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR-LANE BYPASS NEAR GREENVILLE ALONG ONE OF TWO ROUTES TO BE SELECTED BY THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR-LANE BYPASS AT ABERDEEN; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT TWO FOUR-LANE SEGMENTS ALONG MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 6; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE OVER THE PEARL RIVER LINKING MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 35 AND MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 43; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct, reconstruct, straighten and realign the following highway, which highway is designated as a state highway and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:
Northern District - Panola County:
Beginning at presently designated MS 315 in Section 30, Township 8 South, Range 5 West, thence southeasterly to intersect MS 6 in Section 32, Township 8 South, Range 5 West, being approximately 2.2 miles in length.
(2) The mileage of highway specifically designated in subsection (1) of this section is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles that is set out in Section 65-3-3.
SECTION 2. (1) The mileage of highway hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles which is set out in Section 65-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(2) The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:
Northern District - Coahoma County:
That section of road extending westerly from Highway 315 to the intersection of US Highway 49 and MS Highway 61 near the Town of Rich.
(3) After the above-described section of road is brought up to state highway standards by the Board of Supervisors of Coahoma County, including a by-pass around the Town of Rich and an approach to the intersection of MS Highway 49 and MS Highway 61, the Mississippi Transportation Commission is hereby authorized to maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the above-designated highway in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 65-1-75, 65-3-3, 65-9-1 and 65-9-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. (1) The mileage of highways hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles which is set out in Section 65-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(2) The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided; and such highways, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:
Northern District
Panola County:
Mississippi Highway 310 from Interstate 55 easterly to the Lafayette County line.
Clay County:
Mississippi Highway 389 beginning at the Clay/Oktibbeha County line and extending northerly to Montpelier.
DeSoto County:
That portion of Getwell Road from the Tennessee state line south to its intersection with Church Road.
Tishomingo County:
That portion of County Road Number 957 (Rock Crusher Road) that connects State Highway 25 with the Alabama state line, a distance of approximately six and five-tenths (6.5) miles.
Central District
Hinds and Madison Counties:
County Line Road between U.S. Highway 51 (North State Street) and U.S. Highway 49 North.
(3) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the highway segments designated in subsection (2) of this section in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 65-1-75, 65-3-3, 65-9-1 and 65-9-3.
SECTION 4. The following section of highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Calhoun County, Mississippi:
Northern District - Calhoun County
Beginning on Mississippi Highway 32 at a point near Sherman Church, thence easterly to Mississippi Highway 9W, being approximately four (4) miles, all in Calhoun County.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to a study conducted by the Mississippi Department of Transportation in accordance with Chapter 429, Laws of 1992, determining the feasibility of constructing a United States Highway 82 bypass at or near the City of Greenville utilizing State Route 454, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, using any funds available to it, shall construct a four-lane, full control bypass approximately seventeen and one-tenth (17.1) miles in length on and along one of the following described locations, the choice of location to be selected by the Mississippi Transportation Commission:
LOCATION "A"
Beginning on U.S. Highway 82 at the site for construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge south of Greenville, proceeding in a northeasterly direction approximately 0.6 miles, crossing Mississippi Highway 454 and turning in an easterly direction parallel to and north of existing Mississippi Highway 454, then continuing easterly approximately 4.8 miles to cross Mississippi Highway 1 just north of the Mississippi Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 454 junction, then turning in a northeasterly direction for 10.1 miles to intersect present U.S. Highway 82 in Leland and then running coincidently with U.S. Highway 82 for 1.6 miles to the east end of the interchange with U.S. Highway 61 in Leland, providing a connection to present U.S. Highway 82 just west of its intersection with Old U.S. Highway 61. This bypass project will include four interchanges: One at present U.S. Highway 82 at the Mississippi River Bridge; a second at Mississippi Highway 1; a third at a location between Mississippi Highway 1 and Leland, to be selected by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and the county engineer for Washington County; and a fourth connecting present U.S. Highway 82 in Leland.
LOCATION "B"
Beginning on U.S. Highway 82 at the site for construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge south of Greenville, proceeding in a northeasterly direction approximately 0.6 miles, crossing Mississippi Highway 454 and turning in an easterly direction parallel to and north of existing Mississippi Highway 454, then continuing easterly approximately 4.8 miles to cross Mississippi Highway 1, then turning northeasterly approximately 6.1 miles to a point near the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 30, Township 18 North, Range 7 West, in Washington County, then turning easterly parallel to and approximately 1.0 mile south of existing U.S. Highway 82 for approximately 2.0 miles, then turning northeasterly for 2.4 miles to intersect present U.S. Highway 82 in Leland, then running coincidently with U.S. Highway 82 for 1.60 miles to the east end of the interchange with U.S. Highway 61 in Leland. This bypass project will include five interchanges to provide connections with U.S. Highway 82: One west of the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 61; a second near the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 30, Township 18 North, Range 7 West, Washington County; a third approximately .5 mile southeast of the intersection of V.F.W. and Raceway Roads in Washington County; a fourth at present Mississippi Highway 1; and a fifth at present U.S. Highway 82 west of Greenville near the point of beginning.
SECTION 6. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct a four-lane, full control bypass at the City of Aberdeen from the Tombigbee River Bridge to U.S. Highway 45 southwest of Aberdeen.
SECTION 7. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall perform preliminary engineering, acquire necessary rights-of-way and construct or reconstruct and maintain as four-lane highways the following segments of highways:
(a) Mississippi Highway 6 from the City of Amory to its intersection with U.S. Highway 45 South of the City of Nettleton.
(b) Mississippi Highway 6 from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 9 in the City of Pontotoc to its intersection with U.S. Highway 45 in the City of Verona.
SECTION 8. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct a bridge over the Pearl River near the City of Columbia to link Mississippi Highway 35 and Mississippi Highway 43.
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1997.